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31 comments on “Daddy Was So Mad”

Just stumbled on your blog. It is very clever and well written.
When my youngest brother was about five, my mom started singing to him before bed. He stopped her and said “Mom, you’re a really good reader, but do you think maybe we could get Nelf (his nickname for me) to do the singing part of bedtime?”. To be fair, my mom has a TERRIBLE singing voice.

Thanks. I remember reading something when the kids were first born that advocated singing to your baby. It said, “They won’t care if it’s out of tune.” I guess there’s an expiration date on that advice.😉

Oh my stars, that’s a riot! They still say the most quotable things even after all these years. Sounds like you’re prepared for it though. On a more serious note, now that they are older, the precious things they say can be precious in a different way, just today I was told that I am too hard on myself. That was actually a welcome critique.

You are doing an awesome job, and keeping your sense of humor in the process. Your kids are lucky to have you as their dad. You’ll have moments where they say just one little thing that makes it all worth while, even though you wouldn’t have done it differently anyway.

I’ve had to have some thick skin too, like when my oldest calls me “Pops,” or when they talk about the Stone Age when their father was in school.

You have my sympathies, both my girls have complained about my singing at one time or another. However, as much they say it hurts their ears, they still want me to sing them to sleep at bedtime as long as they get to choose the songs! Oddly enough they also complain when I try to get them to dance home from the shops rather than walk, or skip along in time to Dorothy’s “follow the yellow brick road” apparently I’m totally embarrassing, unless no-ones looking of course.

Ha! Glad to hear I’m not the only one whose kids don’t like their singing. Thankfully, it hasn’t extended to dancing yet. The kids still call me in the room to join them whenever they’re dancing. I’m going to enjoy it as long as it lasts.🙂